One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Its strongest is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Chazay-d'Azergues’s overall grade of A+ puts it better than 98% of compared French towns, #2 of 107 in Rhône. Jobs & income is another plus — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 6.1% unemployment. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Chazay-d'Azergues with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chazay-d'Azergues.
HealthHealth A+
Chazay-d'Azergues loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 65 per 100 expected, below Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 359 deaths in Chazay-d'Azergues from 2016 to 2025; there were 233, 35% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Chazay-d'Azergues is Clinique de la Sauvegarde, 7.2 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Rhône is 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: there are 7 general practitioners in the town.
−35%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw65
Adjusted65
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Chazay-d'Azergues · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de la Sauvegarde
8.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Val D Ouest Vendome
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For crime per resident, Chazay-d'Azergues sits below 82% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Chazay-d'Azergues were family violence than anything else (2025). In 2025, 59 offenses were recorded here. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.4 cases of violence against people and 10.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
4.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence20
Criminal damage18
Burglary13
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud38
Theft without violence21
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
59
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
14.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 14.5% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Chazay-d'Azergues is better off than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €34,500 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stands at 6.1%. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 13.7% of commuters travelled at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport10%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,050
jobs based in Chazay-d'Azergues, 0.5 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Chazay-d'Azergues’s median home price is €3,725/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.47/m² a month, lower than Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 80% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Chazay-d'Azergues from July 2023 to June 2026: 133 houses and apartments.
€3,725/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chazay-d'Azergues€3,725/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,824/m²
107
€13.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.92 to €16.62/m² a month)
8.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,550
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Chazay-d'Azergues keeps more of its old housing than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Chazay-d'Azergues has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Chazay-d'Azergues hold a degree than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 53%
20% are under 15, higher than both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Chazay-d'Azergues is 43 years old. The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
43median age
Chazay-d'AzerguesRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education53%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chazay-d'Azergues
Is Chazay-d'Azergues safe?
It grades A− for safety, #8 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chazay-d'Azergues good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns and #22 of 115 in Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chazay-d'Azergues expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chazay-d'Azergues grades C for cost of living.
About Chazay-d'Azergues
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chazay-d'Azergues is a commune of 4,410 people in the Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
